Step into the golden era of baseball with this very rate, intact "Our National Game” Victorian scrapbook. A nostalgic glimpse into America's favorite pastime.

In early 1887, Liebenroth, Von Auw & Company, publishers of blank books, produced what is now one of the most sought-after of 19th-century baseball collectibles, a scrapbook titled “Our National Game,” containing one of the first series of color lithographs depicting baseball.

The book was produced in two different sizes, 11" × 14" and 12" × 15", and contained around two dozen blank pages. This is the very hard to find larger size. The title page features an illustration of a baseball club, and interspersed throughout the rest of the scrapbook are five additional color lithographs depicting baseball action. Each drawing bears its own title: “Home Run, “Foul Ball,” “Wild Pitch,” “Caught Between Bases,” and “Fly Ball.”

• Hardcover with ornate design
• Beautiful original six color plates
• Measures approx. 12” x 15”
• Vintage condition, some wear, discoloration, foxing on pages
• A collector's treasure filled with almost 200 pieces - non sports trade cards and Victorian scraps

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